| USS ARES NCC-6373-1 |
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| 3.2 DEFLECTOR SHIELDS Type: Asymmetrical peristaltic subspace graviton field. This type of shield is fairly similar to those of most other Starships. During combat, the shield sends data on what type of weapon is being used on it, and what frequency and phase the weapon uses. Once this is analyzed by the tactical officer, the shield can be configured to have the same frequency as the incoming weapon - but different nutation. This tactic dramatically increases shield efficiency. Output: There are ten shield generators on a Steamrunner class vessel. Each generator consists of a cluster of ten 28 MW (megawatt) graviton polarity sources feeding into a 575 millicochrane subspace field distortion amplifier. Each generator produces 280 MW of shield power, and each can approach 98,000MW for 150 nanoseconds during peak momentary loads. During Red Alert situations, seven of the generators will operate in a phase lock, producing a continuous output of about 1960MW. During Cruise Mode (Green Alert) three generators are required to be operational at all times with one additional generator on standby. Deflector output during Cruise mode is approximately 800MW. Range: The shields, when raised, stay extremely close to the hull to conserve energy - average range is ten meters away from the hull. Primary purpose: Defense from enemy threat forces, hazardous radiation and micro-meteoroid particles. Secondary purpose: Ramming threat vehicles. |